(And the first one without my ex in a longer time)

I’m not seeing anyone I’d take on vacation - I don’t seem to get close to women, anymore.

I traveled quite a bit over the US, and live in Miami Beach, and Charleston.

It would be in May, or August, most likely.

Thinking about 2 weeks to a month - might just end up going to the farm for a month or two, but I need some time away.

Europe is still in lock down, from what I heard.

I could do some long weekend trips around the Caribbean, but I’m not sure what they have to offer that oceanfront in Miami Beach does not.

Costa Rica?

Would Singapore/Tokyo be open?

Island of Palms is one of my favorite places.

I don’t think being within bicycle distance of a store really counts as a vacation.

It's a trap, they want to give away your desk

Enjoy - have fun, get some hiking shoes/boots and go explore.

Personally though, I'd head to London and see the tower then a day trip up to see Windsor Castle - but then there's whole C-19 frenzy...

I don't know if it is your thing or not, but I find that a 3-4 week trip to the middle of nowhere resets my head quite well. 65.2370N, 150.1810W was probably my favorite get away. Did 28 days there with the dog once. A great reset.

I hunted bears from this island for 3 weeks once, and ended up snowed in for a week. 60.3605N, 148.2138W That was a good reset also.

Get out, like WAAY out. It works for me.

Alaska, go see the glaciers, by May weather should be decent.

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Alaska, go see the glaciers, by May weather should be decent.

Funny you say that, the week I got snowed in on that island was the second week of May. Three years prior, we got 3 feet over memorial day weekend at our cabin in Hatcher's Pass.

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I don’t think being within bicycle distance of a store really counts as a vacation.

Okay, fine I'll give you a real answer then.

One of my favorite memories from childhood was a camping trip, a really, really big one. My grandma and I left from the DC Metro area headed north west then west across the country, then returned along the southern portion of the US, then back to mid Atlantic. 30 days, 6,600mi, dozens and dozens of sights/sites. We camped the entire trip except one planned hotel stay and one day of monsoon rain before we could set camp. Did it all out of an extremely packed mid 80's Toyota Camry.

I never knew there were so many stars in the sky, out west is so beautiful. My favorite places were Mt Rushmore, the four corners area, and riding the Silverton Durango train.

So my suggestion is a really long road trip or camping trip (if you're interested in that sort of thing).

Europe (with a couple of exceptions) has been out of lockdown for a month.

Find a cabin in the boonies in TN. Or a hidden lake in the Yoop.

I would suggest that you don't go to remote places alone. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you have to chew off your arm to have to save yourself. Other then that, the sky's the limit.

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I would suggest that you don't go to remote places alone. You don't want to find yourself in a situation where you have to chew off your arm to have to save yourself. Other then that, the sky's the limit.

That's a large part of what made it worth it...but to assuage the family, I took along a SPOT the first time (which failed and freaked everyone out prompting a 5 hour drive by my brother to come verify my existence, SPOT sucks btw), and an inreach since (which works perfect, everywhere).

I was thinking more along the lines of this video.



He Had To Cut Off His Own Arm or Die

Six years WTF? THe farm sounds good to me but I love simple.

I’m happy you have the vacation time and resources.

Are you Ok? Being strongly urged is concerning.

I never married and live alone (with 5 cats) but I do a fair amount of travel. When younger I would do long auto trips, with a lot of sightseeing along the way. Usually there was some place designated as a destination, but not always. Now that I am a lot older, I don't feel safe driving long distances alone. My travels are via canned guided tours, and I've seen some great places that way. Being free to ride in a coach or train and take photos along the route is a wonderful thing. The planned stops also are good places to visit, and there is adequate time for relaxation, too.

I am set to do a 3-week tour of western National Parks this coming September, with a company I've traveled with 4 times previously (3 times to Alaska). I expect to enjoy it a lot. I did a somewhat similar tour back in 2009, but it was only 16 days and didn't cover quite as much. The new tour will visit several places I've not been to before, and some that I have.

A lot of canned tours also have provisions for traveler-chosen activities within the bounds of the tour--hiking, specific excursions, water activities--a lot of options, depending on the tour and where it takes placce.

One advantage of a planned accompanied tour is that one is not alone and assistance is available should some unexpected incident occur. As one ages, that is an important consideration.

I could recommend a couple of excellent tour companies that I have used in the past and enjoyed their offerings very much:

Insight Vacations. Special tour coaches with only 40 seats and nice on-board bathrooms. Great variety of tours, both US and overseas.

John Hall's Alaska. They specialize in Alaska tours, but do have others. Very competent, helpful guides/drivers, excellent overnight hotels, good food.

Avalon Waterways (now part of Globus). Terrific river cruises on boats with only a few hundred guests, and always something to see while cruising between port calls. Lots of wonderful river cruises, I've done 2 in Europe.

You can't go wrong with any of those tour companies. Disclaimer: I do not work for or have any financial benefit with any of those companies.

flashguy

Maybe not your thing, but I would do a Disney resort, even if you didn’t do a single park. Maybe renting DVC points. Something like Animal Kingdom Lodge/Jambo/Kidani or Wilderness Lodge/Copper Creek.

Go to The Chicken, then Blue Bell and watch some baseball!

HK Ag

Discover America tour.

Pack the car, go on a road trip for a month.

$4.00 gas isn’t conducive to a driving tour, but, combining the last two posts…How about a baseball park tour? MLB or AAA, both would be pretty cool